APRS. NAVITRA Data Communication (NAVITRA Beacon) APRS- WIDE-type RELAY-type (Fill-in type)

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1 APRS APRS Data Communication (APRS Beacon) u This function uses the APRS format for data communications including your station position, messages, etc., when connected to a GPS receiver. u Even with the GPS receiver not connected, similar communications can be performed by entering the position data. u When data is received from another station, the direction of the received station (from your station s perspective), their distance, and their grid square locator is displayed. Any comments sent by the other station are also displayed. u Meteorological data obtained from a connected Weather Station can be transmitted. u APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) is a worldwide system introduced by Bob Bruninga, WB4APR. APRS is a software program and registered trademark of Bob Bruninga, WB4APR.> NAVITRA Data Communication (NAVITRA Beacon) u Navitra is the system introduced by Kenwood for use within Japan. Call Sign and Beacon Type Settings u When an APRS/NAVITRA beacon is created, set the call sign and beacon type (APRS/NAVITRA) (Menu No. 600). u SSID (Station System Identification) can be added to the end of your call sign (for example, W6DJY will become W6DJY 11). SSIDs can range from 1 to 15, so that each call sign can have up to 16 settings. There are no strict rules governing the usage of SSID, but for APRS SSID, the following guideline is generally followed: None Home Station, Home Station running IGate. -9 For mobiles -1,-2,-3 For digipeaters and other home stations -10 For operation via the internet only -4 HF to VHF Gateway -11 For APRS touch-tone users (and occasionally Balloons) -5 IGate (non- Home station) -12 For portable units such as Laptops, Camp Sites, etc. -6 For operations via Satellite -13 Unused -7 Kenwood TH-D7 Handy transceiver -14 For truckers -8 For boats, sailboats and ships -15 For HF GPS Receiver Settings u When the GPS receiver is not connected to the TM-D710 (fixed station), set the GPS receiver Menu No. 602 (GPS PORT INPUT) to [OFF] (default value). If you do not connect the GPS receiver when you set up [GPS], your station position location will not be correct, and the distance and direction of other stations will not be displayed. Therefore, you should set your position data using Menu No. 605 (MY POSITION). Digipeat u The term digipeat means that the beacon packet data is relayed. When a digipeater (relay station) receives a packet (beacon), it saves it to memory. When the reception ends, the data is re-transmitted. Using digipeat, it is possible to send beacons long distances. u In order to perform a digipeat, you must set up a packet path (relay path) (Menu No. 612). For relay modes, you can specify a direct call sign or you can use RELAY,WIDE or WIDE2-2, specifying a common alias and hops number. Set the transceiver s packet path according to the digipeater settings. u Digipeat is very useful in reaching other stations when you have a weak signal. However, you need to set up the total hops numbers and beacon transmissions moderately to prevent channel congestion. WIDE-type: APRS- WIDE-type RELAY-type (Fill-in type) This degipeater can send the packet over a wide area. RELAY-type: Regional degipeaters are also called Fill-in type relays. These degipeaters are used for mobile stations when a signal cannot reach a WIDE-type degipeater.

2 CONNECTING WITH A GPS RECEIVER OR WEATHER STATION The GPS jack on this transceiver accepts a 2.5 mm (1/10") 3-conductor plug. If necessary, use the supplied cable to modify the cable end of your GPS receiver or Weather Station. GPS receiver ADJUSTING THE INTERNAL CLOCK This transceiver has a clock to manage information on when APRS packets are received. Use Menu Set-up to correct the current time, date, and if necessary the UTC offset; UTC stands for Universal Time Coordinated. Note: The battery for the clock backup is built into the unit. When the power source is connected, the battery begins to charge. It takes approximately 12 hours to become fully charged. n Setting Date 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 524. The first 2 digits blink. Weather Station To GPS jack White (to DATA IN on GPS/ WX) Red (to DATA OUT on GPS/ WX) 2 Rotate the Tuning control to enter the current month (K type) or day, then press the Tuning control. The next 2 digits blink. 3 Rotate the Tuning control to enter the current day (K type) or month, then press the Tuning control. The last 2 digits blink. 4 Rotate the Tuning control to enter the current year, then press the Tuning control. 5 Press [ESC] to exit Menu mode. Shield (to GND on GPS/ WX) Use a GPS receiver which conforms to the NMEA-0183 format and is compatible with RS-232C signal polarity output at the below mentioned levels. [Low level: 15.0V ~ +0.5 V / High level: +3.0V ~ +15.0V] You cannot use GPS receivers with USB-type connections. Set Menu No. 602 (GPS PORT-INPUT) to GPS (GPS receiver), WEATHER (Davis) (Weather Station), or WEATHER (PeetBros.) (Weather Station), depending on the equipment connected to the GPS terminal. When a GPS receiver is selected, the GPS indicator appears. When a Weather Station is selected, the WXI indicator appears. The GPS indicator blinks while positioning. Note: u When used at room temperature (25 C), the error of the internal clock in a month is within one minute. u The internal clock is effective until December 31, n Setting Time 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 525. The first 2 digits blink. 2 Rotate the Tuning control to enter the current hour, then press the Tuning control. To set 1 o'clock PM for example, select 13. The next 2 digits blink. 3 Rotate the Tuning control to enter the current minute, then press the Tuning control. 4 Press [ESC] to exit Menu mode. n Setting UTC Offset 1 Enter Menu mode and access Menu Rotate the Tuning control to select the appropriate UTC offset, then press the Tuning control. The selectable range is from +14:00 to 14:00 in steps of 15 minutes. 3 Press [ESC] to exit Menu mode. APRS-

3 RECEIVING APRS DATA Each time a new APRS packet is received, the frequency display is interrupted to show information as below: Position comment (or status text) The received APRS packet may include information on an object such as a hurricane or tornado. In this case, the name of the object appears instead of a call sign. Press [DETAIL] to access further information. To restore the frequency display, press [ESC] or just wait for approximately 10 seconds. Note: u When you receive an APRS packet including an EMERGENCY comment, a different format of display from the above will appear and a different beep will sound. u When you receive an APRS position packet that you transmitted, the frequency display is not interrupted. MY POSITION will appear on the display. This could happen when one or more digipeaters are used. If you receive a message that you transmitted, MY MESSAGE will appear. If a received packet does not include new (or proper) APRS data, the frequency display is not interrupted. An indicator such as dp appears depending on the types of data. See the table. ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS DATA This transceiver is capable of receiving and storing APRS data received from up to 100 stations in memory. You can easily recall the information of the desired station. 1 Press [KEY], [LIST]. The list of stations appears. The numbers beside the call signs indicate the order in which data is received. The data received last is assigned 1. [TOP]: Displays the list of the fast 5 stations. [5 ]: Displays the list of the previous 5 stations. [5 ]: Displays the list of the next 5 stations. [ESC]: Restores the frequency display. [MSG]: Allows message entry to the current station. [SORT]: To select the sort function. [FILTER]: To select the filter function. [TUNE]: Set the QSY frequency (APRS only). [CLR]: Deletes the current station. Press [F]. Indicator Meaning dp Duplicate position comment np New position data op Other station position data >P Beyond position limit am ACK message dm Duplicate message data nm New message data om To other stations message data rm Rejected Message ds Duplicate status text ns New status Q? 1 Query?? Packet that cannot be decoded dd Duplicated DX cluster data nd New DX cluster data 1 The transceiver automatically transmits the appropriate information in approximately 2 minutes after receiving a request. Note: u The APRS programs for PCs have entry fields for a position comment and status text. The data entered to these two fields are transmitted as separate packets. This transceiver, however, includes both of a position comment and status text in one packet to transmit. u This transceiver beeps each time it receives any type of APRS packet. You may access Menu 624 (AUDIO - RX BEEP) to change this setting. The default is ALL. [POS.RQ]: Request position. [ALLCLR]: Deletes all stations. When you press [ALLCLR], CLEAR ALL? appears with the message. Press the Tuning Control to clear all. 2 Rotate the Tuning control to select the desired station using the cursor ( ). 3 Press the Tuning control. The information of the selected station appears. [BACK]: Restores the list of stations. [MSG]: Allows message entry to the current station. [ ]: Displays the previous page. [ ]: Displays the next page. [TUNE]: Set the QSY frequency (APRS only). [CLR]: Deletes the entire information of the current station. Note: u When data from the 101st station is received, the oldest data in memory is replaced by that data. u Each time a new APRS packet is received from the same station, the old data from that station (in memory) is replaced by new data. APRS-

4 Display Example Page 1 Page 3 q: Station icon w: Status text e: Call sign r: Time (packet received) t: Date y: Situation u: Direction of station i: Distance from station (mile or km) o: Position comment 1 1 For packets received from Mic-encoder stations including TM-D710s, TM-D700s and TH-D7s, position comments are displayed in the fourth line. (Object) q: Position data w: Grid square locator (Packet path) q: Call sign (Digipeater) This transceiver is capable of displaying the following icons as station IDs. <APRS> <NAVITRA> q: Object Page 2 (Mobile station) Some icons may appear with overlay characters as below if the received icon data includes them. The following icons show the directions of stations relative to your position. For example, indicates the other station is located at the northeast relative to your position. q: Moving direction w: Moving speed (mph: Mile/hour or kph: km/hour) e: Altitude (' :Feet or M: Meter) (Weather station) q: Rainfall (" or mm) w: Air temperature e: Wind direction r: Wind velocity (mph: Mile/hour or kph: km/hour) t: Atmospheric pressure y: Humidity (Fix station) 0.0 to 9999 miles (or km) are shown for distances from other stations. xxxxmi (or xxxxkm ) is shown for distances over 9999 miles (or km). To change the speed/distance and/or temperature settings of the units, access Menu 626 (DISPLAY UNIT 1 - SPEED, DISTANCE) and/or Menu 626 (DISPLAY UNIT 1 -TEMPERATURE) Note: Some stations transmit APRS packets through TNCs connected to GPS receivers. If you receive packets from those stations, GOOD (satellites tracked) or LAST (satellites not tracked) will be shown as the situation, with GLL, GGA, or RMC which designates $GPGLL, $GPGGA, or $GPRMC format. q: Transmit power w: Height of antenna (elevation) (' : Feet or M: Meter) e: Antenna gain r: Antenna directivity APRS-

5 SORT FUNCTION This function allows you to sort the station list according to the call sign, date time, or distance. 1 Display the station list. FILTER FUNCTION This function allows you to select only the specified types of data from the station list. 1 Display the station list. 2 Press [SORT]. The sort type list appears on the display. 2 Press [FILTER]. The filter type list appears on the display. 3 Select a sort type. SORTING appears on the display and sorting begins. 3 Select a filter type. FILTERING appears on the display and filtering begins. CALLSIGN DATE/TIME DISTANCE All call signs are compared and arranged in ascending order. All received dates and times are compared and arranged in descending order, with the last received message listed first. The distance between the other station and My station when selecting the sorting method is calculated, then compared and arranged in ascending order, with the closest station listed first. 4 The newly sorted station list appears on the display. After sorting, when new station data is received, it is added to the station list without resorting. DIGIPEATER WEATHER MOBILE OBJECT KENWOOD NAVITRA FREQUENCY (QSY) OTHERS ALL(OFF) Only Digipeater Stations are displayed. Only Weather Stations are displayed. Only Mobile Stations are displayed. Only Object Stations are displayed. Only Kenwood TH-D7, TM-D700, TM-D710, and RC-D710 Stations are displayed. Only Navitra Stations starting from $PNTS are displayed. Only stations containing frequency (QSY) data are displayed. Stations other than those listed above are displayed. The filtering function is cancelled, displaying all stations. 4 The newly filtered station list appears on the display. After the filter function is turned ON, received data is added to the list but will on be displayed if it matches the filter type selected. For example, with the station list displayed and the filter selection set to WEATHER, all stations not relating to weather are no longer displayed. If mobile station data is received at this time, the new data will also not be displayed as long as the weather filter is active. APRS-

6 RECEIVING A MESSAGE Each time a proper message is received, the frequency display is interrupted to show information as below: q: Indicator w: Call sign (TX) e: Receive time r: Message t: TX/RX date y: Line number The display shows up to 67 characters of the message. 01 will appear to indicate the number of messages not yet read. The following indicators appear depending on the types of received messages: Indicator Meaning Message addressed to you B Bulletin message! Report by the National Weather Service Reception acknowledgment (or rejection) to your message G Message group XX appears on the display when you have an unread message (where XX is the number of unread messages). When you verify the reception of a message (by pressing the Tuning control), the message is marked as read. For each message you view, then number (XX) decreases by 1. When only 1 message is unread ( 01 ), viewing this message will cause the icon to be removed from the display. (When you enter the message list display and select a message designated as unread by the XX mark, the message will be marked as read.) ENTERING A MESSAGE To transmit a message, first enter the call sign of the target station. To transmit a bulletin, enter BLN# instead; where # must be 0 to 9 or A to Z. When the length of your bulletin exceeds 64 digits, you may transmit more than one packet to send the entire bulletin. Use # to indicate the sequence of the bulletin portions. For example, enter BLN0 (or BLNA ) to send the first packet, then BLN1 (or BLNB ) to send the second packet. 1 Press [KEY], [MSG]. 2 Press [NEW] or [REPLY]. The display for entering a call sign appears; the first digit blinks. (When you press [REPLY], not necessarily) [BACK]: Cancels entry of a call sign. [ ]: Causes the cursor to move backward. [INS]: Inserts the currently selected character. [CLR]: Deletes the digit at which the cursor is blinking. 3 Rotate the Tuning control to select the first digit. You can enter 0 to 9, A to Z, and. 4 Press the Tuning control. The cursor moves to the next digit. 5 Rotate the Tuning control to complete the setting. The display for entering a message appears; the first digit blinks. When a duplicate message from the same station is received, the reception interrupt display does not appear and an error tone sounds. When the frequency at that time appears on the display, dm (duplicate Message) and the calling station's call sign appears on the display. [SPACE]: Inserts a space To copy a message, enter message compilation mode, press [F] to enter function mode, then press [PASTE1], [PASTE2], [PASTE3], or [PASTE4] to copy the message that has been set up for each key. Note: u This transceiver allows you to receive a message also when the SSID does not match. However, it will not return a reception acknowledgment. u The dedicated memory is used for storing both incoming and outgoing messages. Receiving a new message when the memory is full causes the oldest message to be deleted. A message not yet transmitted 5 times may be unexpectedly deleted. If the oldest message has not been accessed using the List function when memory is full, a new message does not replace the oldest message. This transceiver will return a reject command and display rm. u This transceiver beeps each time it receives any type of APRS packet. You may access Menu 624 (SOUND-RX BEEP) to change this setting. The default is ALL.. [ALLCLR]: Clears all digits and backs the cursor to the first digit. 6 Rotate the Tuning control to select the first digit. You can enter alphanumeric characters plus special ASCII characters. 7 Press the Tuning control. The cursor moves to the next digit. 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 to enter up to 67 digits. 9 Press the Tuning control to complete the setting. The keypad on the microphone also is available to enter alphanumeric characters in steps 3 and 6. APRS-

7 ACCESSING RECEIVED APRS MESSAGES This transceiver is capable of storing a maximum of 100 messages in memory. You can easily access one of those. 1 Press [KEY], [MSG]. The newer message the smaller number assigned; the latest message is assigned 1. [POS]: Displays the latest position data of the current station, if stored in memory. 2 Rotate the Tuning control to select the desired message using the cursor (s). 3 Press the Tuning control. If you select an incoming message, the following display appears: [BACK]: Restores the list of messages. [NEW]: Create a new message. [REPLY]: Responds to the party from whom you received. Enters into message setting. [SEND]: Messages in the list that have not been sent are transmitted. [POS]: The position data of the transmitting station is displayed (if the station data is available). [CLR]: Deletes the current message. If you select one of your outgoing messages, the following display appears: The table below shows the meanings of the symbols to be shown in step 2. Not-yet-read indicator Time (message received) q Meaning Message addressed to you Sequence B Bulletin message! Report by the National Weather Service w RX or TX? Received message (or bulletin) A message (or bulletin) for transmitting e Status n indicates the remaining number of times n 1 for transmitting the message (or bulletin). A message for which a reception 1 acknowledgment was returned A message (or bulletin) transmitted. 1 5 times (For a message, a reception acknowledgment was not returned.) 1 These indicators appear for outgoing messages (or bulletins). TRANSMITTING A MESSAGE When you press [SEND] on the MESSAGE LIST display, the remaining messages on the Message List will be transmitted. [BACK]: Restores the list of messages. [NEW]: Create a new message. [EDIT]: Allows you to edit the transmitted message. [SEND]: All messages which can be transmitted will be sent 1 time. [RE-TX]: When pressed for a message assigned a period (.), resets the retry counter to 5 more transmissions. [CLR]: Cancels further transmissions of the current message. After entering a message on the message display, pressing the Tuning Control will cause it to transmit every minute. APRS-

8 BASIC SETTINGS Enter Menu mode and access Menu 600. n My Call Sign <MY CALLSIGN> Program your call sign using a maximum of 9 alphanumeric characters. You may include SSID characters in the string. Unless you program a call sign, you cannot transmit APRS packets. 1 Select MY CALLSIGN. The display for entering a call sign appears; the first digit blinks. The default is NOCALL. 2 Rotate the Tuning control to select the first digit. You can enter 0 to 9, A to Z, and. 3 Press the Tuning control. The cursor moves to the next digit. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enter up to 9 digits. n Beacon Type <BEACON TYPE> [APRS]: Beacons are transmitted in APRS format when the APRS icon appears on the upper left of the display. Additionally, in Menu mode, only those menus which can be set with APRS are displayed. [NAVITRA]: Beacons are transmitted in NAVITRA format when the NAVITRA icon appears on the upper left of the display. Additionally, in Menu mode, only those menus which can be set with NAVITRA are displayed. SETTING INTERNAL TNC Enter Menu mode and access Menu 601. n Data Band <DATA BAND> On this transceiver you can select data band for APRS mode independent of the selection for Packet mode. Select band A or B as the data band for receiving or transmitting APRS packets. The default is band A. indicates the current data band. Note: In Menu 601, the selection switches among A-BAND, B- BAND, TX:A-BAND RX:B-BAND, and RX:A-BAND TX:B-BAND. Select TX:A-BAND RX:B-BAND or RX:A-BAND TX:B-BAND if APRS networks which use two separate frequencies become available in the future. n Packet Transfer Rate <DATA SPEED> The default APRS packet transfer rate set on the builtin TNC is 1200 bps which is the standard among the current APRS networks. If APRS networks which use 9600 bps transfer rate become available in the future, select 9600 bps n DCD Sense <DCD SENSE> You can also select the method for inhibiting the built-in TNC from transmitting. [D or RxD BAND]: When the data band is no longer busy (as per the steps below), the packet is transmitted after 1 second. q Press [PTT] to enter transmit mode. w The data band is busy. [BOTH BAND]: When the bands are no longer busy (as per the steps below), the packet is transmitted after 1 second. q Press [PTT] to enter transmit mode. w The data band is busy. e The other band is busy. [IGNORE DCD]: Transmission from the built-in TNC is not inhibited. The packet is transmitted immediately. n TX delay <TX DELAY> This function allows you to set a transmission delay time between transmitting the APRS data and transmitting a flag code prior to the APRS data. When the other station has activated their Save Mode, set a longer delay time. SETTING GPS PORT Enter Menu mode and access Menu 602 n Baud Rate <BAUD RATE> Set the communication speed of the external GPS or other equipment that is connected to the GPS terminal. The speed is set to 4800 bps (NMEA)/ 9600 bps (IPS format: SONY) when a GPS receiver is connected. It does not correspond to the Gamin-TXT format. n Input Type <INPUT> [OFF]: You can perform APRS communications without the use of a GPS receiver or Weather Station. Set your station position data manually through Menu No. 605 (MY POSITION). [GPS]: You can perform APRS communications using a GPS receiver. Verify your station position data by pressing the [POS] key. [WEATHER (Davis)]: You can perform APRS communications using a Davis Weather Station. Verify your station weather data by pressing the [WXI] key. Operation verification model (currently March 2008) Vantage PRO2 TM Please use the Data Logger bundled with WeatherLink for Vantage Pro2 TM, Windows, Serial Port (Davis Part No.06510SER) or WeatherLink for APRS, with Streaming Data Logger (Davis Part No.06540) with Vantage PRO2 TM. When using the WeatherLink for APRS, with Streaming Data Logger (Davis Part No.06540) Data Logger, set the BAUD RATE (Menu No.602) to 9600bps for stable operation. APRS-

9 [WEATHER (PeetBros. )]: You can perform APRS communications using a PeetBros Weather Station. Verify your station weather data by pressing the [WXI] key. Operation verification model (currently March 2008) ULTIMETER 2100 (Packet mode) n Output Type <OUTPUT> [WAYPOINT]: Waypoint information is forwarded. The call sign and positioning data received from another station can be displayed as the waypoint data through the device connected to your GPS receiver or on the GPS receiver display. [DGPS]: Differential GPS information is forwarded. The differential information which is received in the beacon from a reference station (amateur radio station), is sent to the GPS receiver. SETTING WAY POINT Enter Menu mode and access Menu 603. n Way Point Format <FORMAT> Select the type of Way point Format that is sent. [NMEA]: The data which is output from the GPS terminal using the NMEA-0183 "$GPWPL" format. [MAGELLAN]: The data which is output from the GPS terminal using the " $PMGNWPL" format. [KENWOOD]: The data which is output from the GPS terminal using the " $PKWDWPL" format. n Way Point Name <NAME> Select the length of the Way Point Name. The length can be set as [6-CHAR], [7-CHAR], [8-CHAR] or [9- CHAR]. n Way Point Output <OUTPUT> [ALL]: All Way point information is sent. [LOCAL]: If the position limit is ON, all the data within the position limit is sent. If the position limit is OFF, all Way point data is sent. [FILTERED]: Information that is permitted using the packet filter is output as Way point information. COM PORT ON/OFF Enter Menu mode and access Menu 604. n Output <OUTPUT> This function outputs data from the COM port after receiving packet and TNC command data from the APRS data communications. Use this function to verify the received data from the transceiver. PROGRAMMING POSITION DATA Enter Menu mode and access Menu 605. n Select Position channel This transceiver has 5 memory channels for storing position data. Program latitude and longitude data for up to 5 locations from which you will often transmit APRS packets. You can also name the 5 memory channels. n Name Entry <NAME> You can enter alphanumeric characters plus special ASCII characters (up to 8 digits). n Latitude Entry <LATITUDE> The north/ south latitude is entered. n Longitude Entry <LONGITUDE> The east/ west longitude is entered. Note: When selecting GPS in Menu 602 (GPS PORT), the position information where it is set is not used. SETTING BEACON INFORMATION Enter Menu mode and access Menu 606. n Speed Information <SPEED> Select whether or not to transmit speed information when using APRS data communications. n Altitude Information <ALTITUDE> Select whether or not to transmit altitude information when using APRS data communications. When the beacon type is NAVITRA, this information will not appear on the display. n Position Ambiguity <POSITION AMBIGUITY> There may be cases where you do not know or do not want to report your precise locations. For position data, you can select the number of digits not to be included in your packets. Select 1 to 4, or OFF (default). The table shows how the digits are cleared. OFF 1-DIGIT 2-DIGIT 3-DIGIT 4-DIGIT When the beacon type is NAVITRA, this information will not appear on the display. APRS-

10 SELECTING A POSITION COMMENT Enter Menu mode and access Menu 607. n Operation when Receiving a QSY 1 Select text setting number 5. Frequency information is imbedded to the first 10 characters of the status text message. The APRS data which you transmit always includes one of the 15 predetermined position comments. Select an appropriate comment depending on your situation. The selectable comments are listed below: [Off Duty] [Enroute] [In Service] [Returning] [Committed] [Special] [PRIORITY] [CUSTOM 0 ~ CUSTOM 6] [EMERGENCY!] If you select Emergency!, a confirmation message appears. Press the Tuning control again. 2 Enter the status text message. 3 When QSY (frequency) information is received, the station list appears (list summary and details) with the verified frequency. Press the Tuning control. Caution: When it is unnecessary, do not select EMERGENCY!. When an emergency signal is received using APRS, the Emergency Alarm on all stations will sound. STORING STATUS TEXT Enter Menu mode and access Menu 608. The QSY (frequency) is set to the non data band. Note: When using 6.5 khz or 12.5 khz step values, the display does not indicate values for 100 Hz and lower. SETTING PACKET FILTER Enter Menu mode and access Menu 609. n Text <TEXT> Status text is another comment to transmit with position data. Unlike a position comment, you can make any desired comment using a maximum of 42 alphanumeric characters. This transceiver has 5 memory channels for preprogramming. 1 Select a status text number. Press [USE] to mark the currently used status text with [ ]. 2 Enter your status text. n Position Limit <POSITION LIMIT> If APRS is popular in your area, you may receive too many APRS packets for a short period. If this disturbs your APRS activities, specify a distance from your location. You will not receive APRS packets from stations beyond this distance. Select the range from 10 to 2500 in steps of 10, plus OFF (default). The unit is mile or kilometer depending on the selection in Menu 626 (DISPLAY UNIT 1). n Packet Filter Type <TYPE> The APRS position data is filtered. Check the type(s) you want to receive. If all types are checked, you will receive all types of data. n Text Transmit Frequency <TX RATE> Select the frequency on which to transmit the status text when the APRS beacon is transmitted. You can select [OFF], or [1/1] ~ [1/8] (APRS only). 1/X means the status text will be transmitted X number of times. n QSY Function This function imbeds the frequency of the audio channel to the first character of the status text message. APRS-10

11 SELECTING YOUR STATION ICON Enter Menu mode and access Menu 610. SETTING BEACON TX ALGORITHM Enter Menu mode and access Menu 611. Select an icon which will be displayed on the monitors of other stations as your ID. You may select an icon depending on your current location. The following 29 icons are selectable for APRS: KENWOOD/ Home/ Portable / Sailboat/ SSTV/ Aircraft/ Boat/ Car/ Motorcycle/ Jeep/ RV/ Truck/ Van/ Truck(18- wheeler)/ Digipeater/ GATEway/ WX/ Person/ Triangle/ Fire/ Eyeball/ Police/ DF station/ Mic-E Repeater/ QSO Repeater/ Big Question Mark/ IRLP/EchoLink/ Speedpost/ Wreck APRS supports approximately 200 icons. It allows users to select each icon by specifying a combination of two ASCII codes, for example,! and /. One is a symbol code, and the other is a table identification code (either /or \). If you select OTHERS, use the following procedures: 1 Rotate the Tuning control to select a symbol code, then press the Tuning control. 2 Rotate the Tuning control to select a table identification code, then press the Tuning control. Note: APRS icon codes (symbols/tables) are sometimes updated. You can download up-to-date icon codes from the following website (as of March, 2008): APRSdos From this website, click on the aprsxxx.zip file (where XXX is 3 alphanumeric characters) to download it. After downloading and extracting the file, a README directory is created, which contains the SYMBOLS.TXT file (icon codes). n Packet Transmit Method <METHOD> Select the operation method for transmitting APRS packets. The table concludes how operations differ depending on the selection. [MANUAL]: Each press of [BCON] transmits your APRS packet. [PTT]: 1 Press [BCON] to switch the function ON. BCON appears and blinks. 2 Press and hold the microphone [PTT], then speak into the microphone. 3 Release the microphone [PTT]. Releasing the switch transmits your APRS packet. You cannot retransmit an APRS packet unless the time selected in <TX INTERVAL > passes. Wait until BCON starts blinking to indicate transmitting is ready. 4 To switch the function OFF, press [BCON] again. [AUTO]: 1 Press [BCON] to switch the function ON. BCON appears. Switching the function ON transmits your APRS packet once. After that, APRS packets are automatically transmitted at intervals of the period selected in <TX INTERVAL >. 2 To switch the function OFF, press [BCON] again. [SmartBeaconing]: 1 Press [BCON] to switch the function ON. BCON appears and blinks. After manually transmitting your station position data 1 time, your position data will be automatically transmitted using the time interval set under SmartBeaconing <Menu No. 630 and 631>. 2 To switch the function OFF, press [BCON] again. Note: After setting SmartBeaconing, the TX Interval Time, Decay Algorithm and Proportional Pathing features will no longer operate. APRS-11

12 n TX Interval Time <TX INTERVAL> You can change the interval for automatically transmitting APRS packets. Access <TX INTERVAL > and select 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 20, or 30 minutes. The default is 3 minutes. Note: u With AUTO in < METHOD > and Beacon ON, pressing the Tuning control to complete the setting causes the APRS packet to be immediately transmitted. After that, APRS packets are transmitted at intervals of the selected period. u While signals are present, an APRS packet is not transmitted after the interval. Approximately 1 second after signals drop, transmitting is executed. n Decay Algorithm <DECAY ALGORITHM> This function continuously extends the packet transmission interval in the case that there is no change of position information. When the position data does not change, the data is transmitted based on a Decay Algorithm (1 minute, 2 minutes, 4 minutes, 8 minutes, 16 minutes, 32 minutes, 32 minutes, 32 minutes, etc.) When My station position data changes, the data is transmitted using an interval time based on the set Initial Interval or Proportional Pathing. When the set time elapses and transmission is performed but a busy signal is present, the transceiver does not transmit. When there is no longer a busy signal, the transceiver attempts to transmit after 1 second. Note: u While transmitting by pressing the [PTT] switch, beacon transmission is reserved. u If My station call sign is not set, My station data will not be transmitted. u Depending on this interval, the transmission of the message will become a 1 minute interval. n Proportional Pathing <PROPORTIONAL PATHING> This function automatically changes the transmit packet path with the elapsed time. Operation example for when PROPORTIONAL PATHING = ON Transmission interval is 1 minute. (When the DECAY ALGORITHM = ON, the decay transmission interval takes precedence.) The packet path changes with each transmission as shown below (when the packet path is set as WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2). 1 minute : DIRECT 2 minutes : WIDE1-1 (1 Hop) 3 minutes : DIRECT 4 minutes : WIDE1-1, WIDE2-1 (2 Hops) 5 minutes : DIRECT 6 minutes : WIDE1-1 (1 Hop) 7 minutes : DIRECT 8 minutes : WIDE1-1, WIDE2-2 (3 Hops) This is repeated. When jointly using a Decay Algorithm, if the speed is 1 knots or slower, a Decay Algorithm pattern is used for transmitting, but if the speed is 3 knots or faster, it changes to Proportional Pathing. PROGRAMMING A PACKET PATH Enter Menu mode and access Menu 612. Select the packet path type from [New-N PARADIGM], [RELAY PARADIGM], [STATE/SECTION/REGION], or [OTHERS]. When you press [USE], the indicator appears on the left side of the packet path type, showing the current used information. [New-N PARADIGM]: This digipeat type has been used mainly in North America, but is now starting to be used worldwide. 1 Set the TYPE to [New-N PARADIGM], then press [USE]. 2 Set WIDE 1-1 to [OFF] or [ON]. Set WIDE 1-1 to [ON] to use the digipeater of the RELAY type (Fill-in type) with the New-N PARADIGM. When set to [ON], 1 packet path in addition to WIDE 1-1 can be used, as per the TOTAL HOPS setting. 3 Select the relay step number for the TOTAL HOPS setting. You can confirm the setting contents in PATH IS VIA. [RELAY PARADIGM]: This is one of the digipeat types used in Europe. 1 Set the TYPE to [RELAY PARADIGM], then press [USE]. 2 Set RELAY to [OFF] or [ON]. Set RELAY to [ON] to use the digipeater of the RELAY type (Fill-in type) with the RELAY PARADIGM. When set to [ON], 1 packet path in addition to RELAY can be used, as per the TOTAL HOPS setting. 3 Select the relay step number for the TOTAL HOPS setting. APRS-12

13 NETWORK Enter Menu mode and access Menu 613. You can confirm the setting contents in PATH IS VIA. [STATE/SECTION/REGION]: Use this method when the packet is being relayed within only a limited area. Packet paths are specified using ABBR (abbreviations). (In America, for example, CA represents California, AZ represents Arizona, etc.) 1 Set the TYPE to [STATE/SECTION/REGION], then press [USE]. 2 Using the ABBR setting, enter an abbreviation of up to 5 characters. 3 Select the relay step number for the TOTAL HOPS setting. Set APRS data communications UNPROTOCOL. UNPROTOCOL is the method in which packet data is transmitted without other stations or making a connection. Select either [APRS(APK102)] or [ALTNET]. [APRS]: (Use this setting for normal use: default setting) When transmitting messages and meteorological data using the TM-D710, APK102 is added to the packet, following your station call sign. There are no restrictions on received packets. [ALTNET]: When it is necessary to add restrictions to received packets, you can set it for special use. Select ALTNET and press [USE], then enter your desired character string. When transmitting messages and meteorological data using the TM-D710, the character string you entered is added to the packet, following your station call sign. When using ALTNET, enter ALTNET. VOICE ALERT Enter Menu mode and access Menu 614. You can confirm the setting contents in PATH IS VIA. [OTHERS]: Use this method when the relay path is specified to an individual. When a character string is not entered, the packet data is not relayed. 1 Set the TYPE to [OTHERS], then press [USE]. 2 Enter a path. This function will notify another station as to whether or not they are within communications range by emitting beacon tones. When a Mobile Station is mobile with the Voice Alert function turned ON, other stations also with Voice Alert turned ON will hear the beacon sound of the Mobile Station if they have matching CTCSS frequencies and are within range, thus informing the stations that communications is possible. You can set Voice Alert to [OFF], [ON] or [RX ONLY]. When using this function, you must also set up a CTCSS frequency. [OFF]: Voice Alert is disabled. [ON]: A CTCSS frequency is added to the transmitted packet. VA appears above the displayed frequency. A Packet path is the digipeat route of the packet data sent from My station. For example, if you want your packet to take the [W6DJY] > [W4DJY] route, enter [W6DJY, W4DJY], separating each digipeater call sign with a comma. When setting W, R, and T, they are transmitted as WIDE, RELAY, and TRACE. For Example: W > WIDE, R, W > RELAY, WIDE, W2 > WIDE 2-2, T3 > TRACE 3-3 [RX ONLY]: A CTCSS frequency is not added to the transmitted packet. VAR appears above the displayed frequency. APRS-13

14 Note: u When the built-in data band is set to cross band, the Voice Alert function does not operate. u Voice alert takes precedence even when TONE, CTCSS and DCS are set. u When Voice alert is ON, TONE or CTCSS frequency scan and DCS code scan will not operate. u When Voice alert is ON, you cannot perform TONE or CTCSS frequency selection and DCS code selection. WEATHER STATION DATA OUTPUT Enter Menu mode and access Menu 615. n Transmit <TX> This setting determines whether or not to transmit the meteorological data obtained from the Weather Station, with the APRS data communication. n Transmit Interval Time <TX INTERVAL> Set the interval at which the meteorological data is transmitted with the APRS data communication. The interval can be set to 5, 10, or 30 minutes. The following meteorological data is transmitted: Rainfall Air temperature Wind direction Wind velocity Atmospheric pressure Humidity This data is transmitted with the APRS standard format (latitude/longitude and time information). You can verify the meteorological data being output by viewing MY WEATHER STATION. n UICHECK Enter Menu mode and access Menu 617. This function will not relay a one-time received UI frame within the set UICHECK time. This is effective for each of UIDIGI, UIFOOD, and UITRACE. UI frame (Unnumbered Information frame) Data can be transferred and the APRS beacon, etc., can be used without making a connection. UIDIGI, UIFLOOD, and UITRACE are all specialized UI frame relay processing modes. n UIDIGI Enter Menu mode and access Menu 618. When using the TM-D710 as a digipeater, set whether or not UI digipeat is run. When receiving a UI frame that matches your entered character string alias (RELAY, WIDE 1-1, etc.) of the beginning part of the packet path that has not yet been digipeated, the digipeat completion flag ( ) is added to your call sign (the call sign you set up in MY CALLSIGN) and the relay will begin processing. (For example WIDE 1-1 > JA1YKX, etc.) 1 Rotate the Tuning control to switch the function ON, then press the Tuning control. 2 Rotate the Tuning control to select ALIASES, then press the Tuning control. The display for entering a path appears; the first digit blinks. SETTING AS A DIGIPEATER n DIGIPEAT Enter Menu mode and access Menu 616. You can enter 0 to 9, A to Z,, (comma), and. When using the TM-D710 as a digipeater, set whether or not your call sign is included in the digipeated packet path. In the received packet path, if you have set your call sign in MY CALLSIGN (Menu No. 600), the digipeat completion flag ( ) is added to your call sign and will then process the relay. (For example, JA1YKX > JA1YKX.) APRS-14

15 n UIFLOOD When using the TM-D710 as a digipeater, set whether or not UIFLOOD digipeat runs. When the received UI Frame character string matches the entered alias (for example, CA), the number of hops (for example, 2-2) is processed and decreased by 1 (for example, CA2-2 becomes CA2-1). Enter Menu mode and access Menu Set UIFLOOD to [ON] or [OFF]. STORING USER PHRASES Enter Menu mode and access Menu Press the Tuning control. You enter Alias Setting mode. 3 Enter the UIFLOOD alias. When running UIFLOOD digipeat, set the character string of the alias that is used. 4 Press the Tuning control. You enter UIFLOOD SUBSTITUTION Setting mode. 5 Set one of [ID], [NOID], or [FIRST]. This function (clipboard image) allows you to paste phrases into the APRS message compilation mode. You can create up to 4 phrases each of which can consist of up to 32 characters. The user phrase function can only be used in the message compilation mode. Before a message is copied, the number of letters cannot be guaranteed. Only the number of letters available will be copied, the remainder will be truncated. To copy a message, enter message compilation mode, press [F] to enter function mode, then press [PASTE1], [PASTE2], [PASTE3], or [PASTE4] to copy the message that has been set up for each key. If the user messages [PASTE1], [PASTE2], [PASTE3], and [PASTE4], are not set up, they cannot be used. STORING AUTO MESSAGE REPLY Enter Menu mode and access Menu 622. [ID]: Your station call sign is embedded. When there is already a call sign in the relayed UI frame, your station call sign will replace the existing call sign. [NOID]: The call sign is not embedded or replaced. [FIRST]: When there is no call sign in the relayed UI frame, your station call sign is embedded. When there is already a call sign in the relayed UI frame, the call sign is not embedded or replaced. n UITRACE When using the TM-D710 as a digipeater, set whether or not UITRACE digipeat runs. When the received UI Frame character string matches the entered alias (for example, WIDE), the number of hops (for example, 2-2) is processed and decreased by 1 (for example, WIDE2-2 becomes WIDE2-1), and your station call sign is added to the UI Frame. Enter Menu mode and access Menu Set UITRACE to [ON] or [OFF]. n Auto Answer Reply <REPLY> While you are driving, for example, you cannot immediately answer to received messages. On this transceiver, you can program the message to be automatically returned when a message is received. 1 Rotate the Tuning control to select ON, then press the Tuning control. 2 Rotate the Tuning control to select TEXT, then press the Tuning control. The display for entering a message appears; the first digit blinks. You can enter alphanumeric characters plus special ASCII characters. 2 Press the Tuning control. You enter Alias Setting mode. 3 Enter the UITRACE alias. When running UITRACE digipeat, set the character string of the alias that is used. APRS-15

16 n Reply To Call Sign <REPLY TO> When there is a message you would like to reply to for the specific call sign, preset that call sign for automatic responses. SETTING SOUND Enter Menu mode and access Menu 624. PROGRAMMING A message GROUP CODE Enter Menu mode and access Menu 623. Use a message group code to exchange messages only among your group members. With one or more message group codes programmed, you will receive messages that include the same group code(s), besides messages addressed to you. If you program one or more bulletin group codes, you will not receive bulletins addressed to other specific groups. You can program any desired code using alphanumeric characters; up to 9 characters for messages, and up to 4 characters for bulletins. You can also program up to 6 codes at the same time; each code must be separated by a comma (,). If you program 3 message group codes, for example, you will receive all messages that include one of the 3 codes. If you program 3 bulletin group codes, you will reject bulletins addressed to specific groups which do not use any of the 3 codes. You can enter 0 to 9, A to Z,, (comma), and. For messages, is also selectable. The keypad on the microphone also is available to enter alphanumeric characters. In order to include a message group code in your outgoing packet, enter a group code in place of a call sign. To include a bulletin group code, enter it following BLN#; for example, BLN#ABC where ABC is a group code. Use up to 9 characters for a message group code or up to 4 characters for a bulletin group code. Note: Unlike a message, a bulletin including a group code will be received by stations who do not program any bulletin group code. n RX Beep Type <RX BEEP> This transceiver beeps each time it receives any type of APRS packets. Selection OFF MESSAGE ONLY MINE ALL NEW ALL Operation The APRS beep tone does not sound. Beep sounds only when a message is received at your station address. Beep sounds when a message is received at your station address and your transmitted data is received by a digipeater. Beep sounds when a message is received at your station address and new packet data is received. Beep sounds when a message is received at your station address and duplicate data or invalid data is received. n TX Beep <TX BEEP (BEACON)> [ON]: When a beacon (position packet) is transmitted, a beep tone sounds. n Special Call Sound <SPECIAL CALL> This function emits a special call sound when data is received at My station address. Set the call sign of the stations from which you want to receive special call notifications. n APRS Voice Announce <APRS VOICE> When using an optional VGS-1 unit, you may select ON. Each time you receive a message addressed to you, the transceiver announces the call sign of the sender. If the initial character of the message is %, the transceiver announces the subsequent characters one by one. APRS-16

17 SETTING INTERRUPT DISPLAY Enter Menu mode and access Menu 625. SELECTING A DISPLAY UNIT (2) Enter Menu mode and access Menu 627. n Display Area <DISPLAY AREA> Selects the Display area. [ENTIRE]: The received new data information appears on the full display. [HALF]: The received new data information appears on the left half of the display only. n Latitude longitude <POSITION> Select to [dd mm. mm ], or [dd mm ss. s ]. n Grid Format <GRID FORMAT> Select to [MAIDENHEAD GRID], [SAR GRID (CONV)], or [SAR GRID (CELL)]. SELECTING A NAVITRA GROUP Enter Menu mode and access Menu 628. [OFF]: The received new data information appears only at the top of the display. Note: When an emergency message or a message designated for your station is received, the received data information appears on the full display, even if the display method is set to [HALF] or [OFF]. When a status message is received, it is displayed on half of the display. n Automatic Brightness <AUTO BRIGHTNESS> When ON is selected and My station address message is received, the backlight turns on. n Change Color <CHANGE COLOR> When ON is selected and My station address message is received, the backlight color changes. n Group Mode <GROUP MODE> Select to Group mode ON or OFF. n Enter Group Code <GROUP CODE> You can enter 0 to 9, A to Z. STORING NAVITRA MESSAGE Enter Menu mode and access Menu 629. You can create up to 5 phrases each of which can consist of up to 20 characters. SELECTING A DISPLAY UNIT (1) Enter Menu mode and access Menu 626. n Speed, Distance <SPEED, DISTANCE> Select to [mi/h, mile], [km/h, km], or [knots, nm]. n Altitude, Rainfall <ALTITUDE, RAIN> Select to [feet/inch] or [m/ mm]. n Temperature <TEMPERATURE> Select to [ F] or [ C]. APRS-17

18 SETTING SmartBeaconing TM Enter Menu mode and access Menu 630 and 631. Set to use [SmartBeaconing] (Menu No.611) with APRS data transmission. This function optimizes beacon transmission based on driving direction and speed. Use this function when you want to track your transmissions, especially for optimizing crossover beacon transmission intervals. n Low speed <LOW SPEED> Low speed setting (2 ~ 30 <mi/h, km/h or knots>). When the speed is lower than this, beacons are transmitted at the time interval specified under SLOW RATE. Note: To select the speed setting of the units, access Menu 626 (DISPLAY UNIT 1 - SPEED, DISTANCE). n High speed <HIGH SPEED> High speed setting (2 ~70 <mi/h, km/h or knots>). When the speed is faster than this, beacons are transmitted at the time interval specified under FAST RATE.) Note: To select the speed setting of the units, access Menu 626 (DISPLAY UNIT 1 - SPEED, DISTANCE). n Slow rate <SLOW RATE> Low speed transmission interval time (1 ~ 100 minutes). n Fast rate <FAST RATE> High speed transmission interval time (10 ~ 180 seconds). n Turn angle <TURN ANGLE > Driving direction change, minimum value setting (5 ~ 90 degrees). n Turn slope <TURN SLOPE > Driving direction change, additional value setting (1 ~ 255 (10degrees/speed)). n Turn time <TURN TIME> Minimum time delay between each beacon transmission (5 ~ 180 seconds). Note: u When Menu No. 602 is set to a value other than [GPS], it operates at the SLOW RATE. u Adjust the Setting values to match the actual driving status. SmartBeaconing Operation: Speed Below the LOW SPEED Over LOW SPEED Under HIGH SPEED (Only when the set HIGH SPEED LOW SPEED) Above the HIGH SPEED Transmission Interval SLOW RATE The interval is calculated using the following formula: (Transmission Interval = FAST RATE x HI SPEED Speed) FAST RATE Corner Pegging Will not operate Operates normally Operates normally Transmission Interval Example: (with LOW SPEED = 5, HIGH SPEED = 70, SLOW RATE = 30 min, FAST RATE = 120 sec) Speed Interval seconds (2 minutes) seconds (2 minutes 48 seconds) seconds (4 minutes 40 seconds) seconds (5 minutes 42 seconds) seconds (14 minutes) seconds (28 minutes) seconds (30 minutes) Corner Pegging Operation Example: (with TURN ANGLE = 28, TURN SLOPE = 26) Speed TURN SLOPE TURN SLOPE Speed (1) TURN ANGLE (2) Turn Threshold (3)=(1)+(2) (x10) (x10) (x10) (x10) (x10) (x10) When the value of [TURN SLOPE Speed] exceeds 120º, it is calculated as 120º. < SmartBeaconing from HamHUD Nichetronix > APRS-18